PrimeSim HSPICE Integrations

Synopsys OptSim is an award-winning photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and fiber-optic system simulator that enables engineers to design and optimize photonic circuits and systems. It offers state-of-the-art time- and frequency-domain split-step algorithms, providing a native photonic-domain environment for accurate simulations. OptSim can function as a standalone solution with its own graphical user interface or integrate into the OptoCompiler Photonic IC design platform. When integrated with OptoCompiler, OptSim supports electro-optic co-simulation with Synopsys PrimeSim HSPICE and PrimeSim SPICE electrical circuit simulators, and seamlessly integrates with the PrimeWave Design Environment for advanced simulation, analyses, and visualization, including parametric scans, Monte Carlo, and corner analyses. The software includes extensive libraries of photonic and electronic components and analysis tools, and supports numerous foundry process design kits (PDKs).

The Synopsys PrimeWave Design Environment is a comprehensive and flexible, AI-driven environment for simulation setup and analysis of analog, RF, mixed-signal design, custom-digital, and memory designs within the Synopsys Custom Design Family. It delivers a seamless simulation experience around all the engines of Synopsys PrimeSim simulators, with comprehensive analysis, improved productivity, and ease of use. As a key component of the Synopsys AI-Driven Analog Design solution, the Synopsys PrimeWave Design Environment can optimize complex analog designs, across multiple test-benches and hundreds of PVT corners and quickly converge on optimal design points that meet the engineer’s specifications. The PrimeWave Design Environment also offers a unified workflow-driven analysis for all PrimeSim Reliability Analysis applications consisting of guided analysis setup, intuitive visualization, and debug and root-causing capabilities to enable a reliability-aware design methodology.